LAUNCH CENTER

Success
Tue Dec 14 1971
United States Air Force
Poppy 9A,B,C,D
Launch Successful
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
No Recovery Specified
Rocket Details
Name:
Thorad SLV-2G Agena DDescription:
Thor-Agena was a series of orbital launch vehicles. The rockets used Thor first stages and Agena second stages. They are thus cousins of the more-famous Thor-Deltas, which founded the Delta rocket family.

MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Government/Top Secret
- Poppy was the follow-on ELINT system, which succeeded the Grab ELINT satellite system.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Pad
Space Launch Complex 1W